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Thousands of children sing for smiles at Sage Gateshead
More than 3,000 children had the experience of a lifetime when they joined together to sing at Sage Gateshead. Pupils from 70 schools from across the North of England took part in Sage Gateshead’s Big Sing and Mini Sing. This year the theme was health and wellbeing, with the aim of singing to bring calm…
Sage Gateshead and BALTIC Fly the Flag for Human Rights
Sage Gateshead and BALTIC are flying a specially created flag this week to mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Artist Ai Weiwei has designed a new flag to offer hope and to educate generations to come about the importance of universal human rights. Between June 24 and 30 over 150…
BRADLEY BESTOWED HONOURARY RNS TITLE AT THE END OF 60TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
Royal Northern Sinfonia’s much-loved violinist Bradley Creswick was awarded an honorary title at his last concert as Leader of the orchestra on Saturday [15 June]. Since joining the orchestra in 1984 Bradley has become a firm favourite with audiences, bringing a unique energy, warmth and animation to performances. His rendition of Vaughan Williams’ famous The…
RNS Young Composers' Competition Open
Royal Northern Sinfonia is passionate about the sound world of the classical chamber orchestra – the committed playing; the importance of each individual contribution; the clarity, finesse and focus of sound it can produce. That’s why we are always keen to add new works to our repertoire for the core chamber orchestra line-up. As we…
Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte £10 Tickets Available for Under 30s
Young music fans are being encouraged to take up a £10 offer to see Mozart’s opera Così fan Tutte at Sage Gateshead this summer. The Marchus Trust has, for the second year, donated a grant which will allow under 30s to purchase a ticket for £10 rather than its standard price of £40. Only a…
Five minutes with choir leader Kerry Green
We caught up with our new singing tutor, Kerry Green, to find out more about The Glasshouse International Centre for Music’s new Contemporary Choir, a group for beginner and intermediate singers. Kerry tells us about her career as a singer, the benefits of group singing and what to expect in the group. Tell us a…
Orchestra Players Perform Special Concert in a Living Room
One lucky Sunderland couple welcomed members of Royal Northern Sinfonia to their home for a cosy performance with their family and friends. Four musicians from the orchestra, Iona Brown (violin), Jane Nossek (violin), Tegwen Jones (viola) and Daniel Hammersley (cello) performed to David and Elaine Hannington and an audience who gathered in their living room,…